voler la vedette
\vɔ.le la və.dɛt\
The verdict
“voler la vedette” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Accaparer l'attention du public au détriment de celui ou de celle qui devait en bénéficier.
Corpus desk
Index FR-voler-la-vedette · voler la vedette · French
voler la vedette · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | voler la vedette |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \vɔ.le la və.dɛt\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « voler la vedette » en français
Rare enough to double-check
voler la vedette is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \vɔ.le la və.dɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Accaparer l'attention du public au détriment de celui ou de celle qui devait en bénéficier.".
voler la vedette doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is voler la vedette, spelled V-O-L-E-R- -L-A- -V-E-D-E-T-T-E.
Definition
- 1Accaparer l'attention du public au détriment de celui ou de celle qui devait en bénéficier.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how voler la vedette appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
J’ai entendu dire que Miles Davis s’était lancé dans le funk après que James Brown lui eut volé la vedette au festival de Newport en 1969.
Celle qui m’avait volé la vedette, c'était ma sœur et, je la détestais de m'empêcher d'exister. Nous nous disputions sans cesse et, bien sûr, mon père lui donnait toujours raison !
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.